This is a slideshow of the top three social media sites where users can share photos and videos as well as follow and friend other users.

1. SOCIAL MEDIA KARISSA ALDRICH
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2. FACEBOOKo Facebook was launched February 4, 2004.
o Users can share photos, videos, their thoughts, and other
users posts. Users can also comment on other posts as well as
share photos on other posts within the comments. Users can
edit their photos with effects and filters.
o Every second there at least 20,000 people on Facebook.
o Daily, there are 754 million daily mobile users.
o Photo uploads are 350 million per day.
o On average, users spend 21 minutes per day on Facebook.

3. INSTAGRAMo Instagram was founded October 10, 2010.
o Like Facebook, users can share photos and videos on their
profile. Users can also like, share, save, and comment on
other photos and videos. Users can edit photos and videos,
and can now add to their stories if they wanted to.
o Since its founding, Instagram has had more than 40 billion
photos shared.
o When Instagram introduced videos, 5 million videos were
uploaded in the first 24 hours.
o Oddly enough, Pizza is the most Instagrammed food.

4. SNAPCHAT
o Snapchat was released as an Android app on October 29, 2012. Though,
Snapchat was originally founded September 16, 2011.
o Users can add friends and send 10 second videos/photos. Users can also
share photos to their stories. Photos can be edited with effects/filters, add
font, and videos can be edited to be sped up slowed down, real time, no
sound, and filters can be added as well. Users can also share their location
that can be seen on the “Maps” portion.
o The founders of snapchat tried 34 different projects before coming up with
the idea of Snapchat.
o Originally, it was name Picaboo. In 2012 its name was changed to
Snapchat.